People living in rent pressure zones are paying increases above the 4% cap.
That's according to the Residential Tenancies Board, which says it's seen complaints go up by 160 percent.
New laws were introduced last Christmas which made it illegal for landlords to hike prices over 4 percent a year in areas where prices are highest.
Rosalind Carroll, Director of the RTB, is encouraging people in this situation to reach out to them:
